SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA:
Findings from the Australian Study of Health and Relationships

They were asked questions about their sexual health behaviours, attitudes and knowledge. Some of the results are listed below:

Sexual Activity

Most people were frank about their sex lives in the study.

The majority of young people in their final year of school have begun having sex. This shows the importance of sex education for primary aged children is vital. As parents are the natural sex educators of their children, they should be responsible for how this sex education happens.

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• 15% of heterosexual men and 8.5% of heterosexual women had more than one sexual partner in the last year.
• One in four people had not had sex in the previous 4 weeks.
• Most men and women wanted more sex than they were having.
• Most had sex less than two times per week.
• 23.4% of men and 8.3% of women would like to have sex daily or more often.

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Relationships

Most people surveyed found sex extremely pleasurable and that it gave them high levels of emotional satisfaction. The majority agreed that having sex is important to well-being.

• 85.3% of men and 89.5% of women were in a regular heterosexual relationship

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Self Loving and Pleasuring

A significant proportion of people surveyed had masturbated in the past year and a substantial minority of Australians watch X-rated films, use sex toys and visit internet sex sites.

• 65% of men and 35% of women had masturbated in the past year.
• 37% of men and 16% of women watched x-rated videos
• 17% of men and 12% of women visited internet sex sites
• 14% of women and 12% of men used a sex toy.
• 17% of men and 14% of women experienced anal stimulation.

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Sexual Difficulties

A large proportion of Australians studied experience some form of sexual difficulty either from lack of information or failure to enjoy their sexuality.

• 24% of men and 54.8% of women lacked interest in sex
• 23.8% of men and 11.7% of women came to orgasm too quickly
• 6.3% of men and 28.6% of women did not experience orgasm
• 5.6% of men and 27.3% of women did not enjoy sex
• 2.4% of men and 20.3% of women experienced physical pain with sex
• 14.2% of men and 35.9% of women were worried about body image.

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(Figures from the Australian Study of Health and Relationships)